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Tom Schieffer may run for Texas governor

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Having wrapped up his career as an ambassador under President Bush, Fort Worth’s Tom Schieffer is back home and pondering a run for governor – as a Democrat.

“I’ve thought about it for a while,” Schieffer told the Star-Telegram. “I have not made a decision.”

Although Schieffer served in a Republican administration under Bush – with whom he worked as general manager of the Texas Rangers – he says there should be no confusion about his political affiliation. “I am a Democrat,” said Schieffer, who voted for Barack Obama in the primary and general elections.

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Bush’s Closing Argument: Was Anybody Listening?

Friday, January 16th, 2009

“President George W. Bush said farewell to the nation, but the nation wasn’t paying attention. TV barely cut to him in time for his first words Thursday evening and couldn’t wait to cut away when he finished 13 minutes later. Something unexpected and awesome had happened to shoulder him out of the picture: a jet gliding to a stop in the middle of the Hudson River, with everyone emerging safe. The departure of President Bush, by contrast, had become part of the world’s mental wallpaper some time ago.”

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When Bush Is History

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post writes:

“Asked to identify the biggest mistake of his presidency, Bush gave a curious answer that had more to do with public relations than presidential decision making. He mentioned the “Mission Accomplished” banner that prematurely announced the end of major conflict in Iraq — but not his decision to invade Iraq in the first place. He mentioned his failure to visit New Orleans at the height of the devastating, deadly flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina — but not the decision to entrust the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the hapless and ineffective Michael Brown.”

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“That there has been no new attack does not justify waterboarding, Guantanamo, secret CIA prisons or warrantless domestic surveillance. Bush believes these departures from American values and traditions were necessary, but from what we know so far, they look more like overkill — an excess of cruelty and a disdain for the rule of law that have seriously damaged this nation’s sense of itself. “

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Obama Statement on Bush’s Speech

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

From the Obama Campaign:
“While Senator Obama believed that the Administration’s initial proposal was flawed and unacceptable to the American taxpayer, he was heartened tonight that the President seemed to be moving in the direction of the principles that Senator Obama outlined over the last week, including limits on CEO pay, independent oversight, and taxpayer protection. He was also encouraged that the President suggested strengthening an outdated regulatory structure that led to this crisis, something that Senator Obama specifically proposed last March.”

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Obama’s Ads on the Economy

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Mark Halperin notes two ads he says are airing in New Hampshire, continuing Obama’s focus on the economy.

“Shaky Economy”

“Bush Economics”

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